Mor Gabriel Monastery
Dayro d-Mor Gabriel (Classical Syriac: ܕܝܪܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܓܒܪܐܝܠ; the Monastery of Saint Gabriel), also known as Deyrulumur, is the oldest surviving Syriac Orthodox monastery in the world. It is located on the Tur Abdin plateau near Midyat in the Mardin Province in southeastern Turkey. It has been involved in a dispute with the Turkish government that threatened its existence. Syriac Orthodox culture was centered in two monasteries near Mardin (west of Tur Abdin), Mor Gabriel Monastery and Deyrulzafaran.
Location within Turkey | |
| Monastery information | |
|---|---|
| Other names | Dayro d-Mor Gabriel Deyrulumur |
| Order | Syriac Orthodox Church |
| Established | 397 |
| Dedicated to | Saint Gabriel of Beth Qustan |
| Diocese | Diocese of Tur Abdin |
| Controlled churches | Saint Gabriel Church, Church of the Virgin Mary, Church of the Forty Martyrs of Sebaste |
| People | |
| Founder(s) | Mor Samuel and Mor Simon |
| Abbot | Mor Timotheos Aktas |
| Site | |
| Coordinates | 37°19′18.4″N 41°32′18.6″E |
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